My favorite band of all-time. Even though Layne Staley was very sick at this point, ravaged from an addiction to heroin (that he later died from), he still had a powerful voice and presence here. Really hope you do many more of their songs, they were an incredible, unique band. They are one of the very few bands where I can say every single song they released I loved.
I was glued to the tv the night this aired. It blew me away then and it still does. Layne had such a great voice. Broke my heart when he died. Almost all the lead singers I grew up with are gone and I felt them all deeply. Layne, Kurt, Chris, and Scott. Vedder needs to be stored in bubble wrap.
Lord I feel old, I remember when this MTV Unplugged session aired for the first time. My husband & I just sat there listening, utterly transfixed on what we were hearing. RIP Layne would recommend "Would?", "Man In The Box", "Rooster", "Nutshell" so many others.
I had the pleasure of a lifetime seeing them at the very beginning. Before the drugs really destroyed Layne from the inside. Could tell that I was watching a legend in the making. What a show they put on. They were there with Anthrax,Slayer and Megadeth. R.I.P.Layne and Mike.
Oh boy, you’re speaking my language now! I was a teen when they came out and became an instant fan. They are still my number 1 of all time! I think a part of me died when Layne lost his battle with addiction. This band is absolutely amazing vocally and Jerry writes the most beautiful and haunting lyrics! Layne was losing his battle with heroin addiction and was close to the end at this Unplugged set but you’d never have known it by how amazing he sounded! I actually prefer some of their songs in the Unplugged version. It’s hard to pick top songs but you should definitely hear Nutshell, Rain When I Die, Love Hate Love, Brother, Rotten Apple, Would and Rooster. They don’t really have a bad song, they’re all great! Please react to more AIC!!!
This song makes me so sad.. seems like all my favorite singers from the nineties have died.. hard to listen to alone, watching this, I feel like I'm not listening to it alone. Thanks for the review, love your channel.
Layne staley was a very good singer, his vocal tone was so unique, a true talented vocalist, and Jerry Cantrell has a very nice voice as well and good guitar solos, try songs like "them bones , would" and of course there is a lot more good songs by them, a timeless band
Little background on this song and performance: this was the lead guitarists’ song (Jerry Cantrell), he just had the lead singer (Layne Staley) sing it for studio purposes. Layne has Jerry singing more in this performance and the lead vocals at the end because Layne absolutely loved Jerry’s voice and wanted him to have more spotlight. Rest In Peace Layne
Aw dude thank you so much for doing this. Layne Staley was amazing. ❤ This was some of his last days. Heroine addiction but also starved himself. 🥀 And Jerry Cantrell is total badass on a guitar. Still.
i never listened this fuckin band, the singer is very impressive, a lot of people i see said he's the goat of rock of all the time and i know a lot of unique singer in rock and i dont say No
RIP Layne Staley and Mike Starr. Layne was completely a junkie at this point and dying. Listen to something when he wasn’t on deaths doorstep. Great performance though.
I know that he was basically mostly dead at this point but it says something about his level of talent that he can be that dopesick and still sound more amazing than a majority of artists then and now.
missophie Well said. It was a great performance regardless. This gentleman needs to hear some songs from the Facelift or Dirt album. Actually he needs to hear every single song from AIC
My understanding about the band and I could be wrong, but they were messed up in heroin in the early days so that is part of the meaning to there lyrics. I love this band.I was addicted to crack for six years and all of there music talks to me. I have been clean for 20 years and when I heard there music I could relate. The Man in a Box brought me to tears because that was me to a tee.Man in a Box please
May seem outta line but. First time I ate shrooms, I was sitting round campfire, having cocktails as well. We played this album 5 times in a row man!! One of the best times
I remember Jerry saying how proud he was of Layne for working so hard to take this performance seriously. I can only imagine that meant Layne got clean for this. His throat still sounds a little closed (which is what happens on opiates), and by the way he’s acting it certainly seems he could still be just a few days out. Whether that’s the case or not, I’m not sure the general public really appreciates just how fucking terrifying those points are in a users life. In the end, all those were his choices and unfortunately they caught up to him, but my goodness what a gift he had regardless.
Yes, Layne Staley's voice got to millions of us. May he RIP. Please react to more, but studio versions. Recommend: I Stay Away, Rooster, Man in a Box... for starters. And, since I'm here.. more Tool too please. ♥️
Jerry and Layne wrote most of the songs and both sang trading off. Other songs to check out Hate To Feel, Sea of Sorrow, We Die Young, Dirt, Rain When I Die, Got Me Wrong, Mad Season River of Deceit which features Layne.
The studio album version is even darker and richer, it breaks my heart watching this live one with Layne so ill in his addiction. But as others have said, even here he still had an unbelievable voice.
Jerry Cantrell actually put together the tracklist for this show. If you watch the whole thing almost all the songs point to Layne's heroin use. He was hoping his friend would realize and kick the habit. Sad.
The sad thing is he either looks pretty smacked out or he's really sick from not getting his fix. This was the second to last show he would ever perform before he turned reclusive and spiraled even further in his addiction. His last show, he was even more a shell of his former self and it's really rough to watch. The brightest candles burn out the fastest. RIP brother, and I hope you're up there jamming with Chris, Kurt, Wood, Starr, and Chester.
Don't know if you have done this particular performance but ALICE IN CHAINS lead vocalist really shows the power of his voice in LOVE HATE LOVE, live at the More you won't be disappointed 💜RIP LAYNE STALEY 😢😥
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Love this song but I personally prefer the studio version. Layne doesn't sound like himself in this version, although the unplugged version of "Nutshell" is gorgeous & haunting.
Anything off of Faith No More’s Album Angel Dust is great my favorite being “Easy” which is a Commodores cover. Anything from The Grateful Dead “Ripple”, “China Doll”, Althea” “Truckin “to name a few. The Allman Brothers any song off of their Live At the Fillmore album “Whipping Post”.
Happy New Year!! So this is not the best sounding version of this song. This was meant for his girlfriend who died from a drug overdose, unfortunately so did the lead singer. He was called Lane Staley and he really was amazing but I guess losing his girlfriend put him on a downward spiral, sad situation. Anyway now you know the story
Welcome to Alice In Chains , hope you do more .. countless songs u could do .. It Ain’t Like that ( live at the Moore), Man in the Box , Would? , Rain When I Die , Rooster , Them Bones , Dam that River , I Stay Away , Don’t Follow , Nutshell , Love Hate Love ( live at the Moore ) etc etc😂👍
Layne was in such a messy state during this period. He had a chance to clean up but loved his Heroin😔among other things but damn that voice. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell is amazing. RIP Layne, damn what a stupid loss.
Oh the memories that this song brings back! I agree with others that the studio version is much better but also that the live version of Nutshell is amazing. I've always loved Rain When I Die & Got Me Wrong.
My favorite band of all-time. Even though Layne Staley was very sick at this point, ravaged from an addiction to heroin (that he later died from), he still had a powerful voice and presence here. Really hope you do many more of their songs, they were an incredible, unique band. They are one of the very few bands where I can say every single song they released I loved.
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Exactly 👍
It was clear he was sick
One bright light extinguished!
RIP Layne Staley & Mike Starr
Layne is the lead singer, Jerry Cantrell is Guitar / Vocals, Mike Inez on Bass and Sean Kinney on Drums
Yes R.I.P. to them both. Layne will always be one of the greatest vocalists of all time.
I was glued to the tv the night this aired. It blew me away then and it still does. Layne had such a great voice. Broke my heart when he died. Almost all the lead singers I grew up with are gone and I felt them all deeply. Layne, Kurt, Chris, and Scott. Vedder needs to be stored in bubble wrap.
It was like watching a man sing at his own funeral
Yeah, he wasn't there at all.
Never thought of it like that. Point on.
Absolutely...
Truth...breaks me heart to this day.
yeah chill dude it’s literally on every video ever regarding this particular concert, we get it.
Lord I feel old, I remember when this MTV Unplugged session aired for the first time. My husband & I just sat there listening, utterly transfixed on what we were hearing. RIP Layne would recommend "Would?", "Man In The Box", "Rooster", "Nutshell" so many others.
Kathy H I feel you. Makes me sad that a lot of younger people will never listen to the grunge bands. Best voices and meaningful lyrics.
Where did the time go? I remember watching this when it aired. This performance is the best out of the MTV unplugged series.
Alice in Chains - Nutshell (unplugged)
Yes!!!
Yes yes yes please
Makes me so sad every time. So haunting.
Try “Rooster” by them next. With the video. It’s powerful
Nutshell from this same Unplugged is amazing! Very sad yet beautiful!
You just experienced the golden voice of Layne Staley. My favorite singer and one of the greatest singers EVER.
I had the pleasure of a lifetime seeing them at the very beginning. Before the drugs really destroyed Layne from the inside. Could tell that I was watching a legend in the making. What a show they put on. They were there with Anthrax,Slayer and Megadeth. R.I.P.Layne and Mike.
Rip lane Staley. There is no one who comes even close to have the kind of voice that he had. Absolutely a genius
Layne
Olga Helga whatever
Oh boy, you’re speaking my language now! I was a teen when they came out and became an instant fan. They are still my number 1 of all time! I think a part of me died when Layne lost his battle with addiction. This band is absolutely amazing vocally and Jerry writes the most beautiful and haunting lyrics! Layne was losing his battle with heroin addiction and was close to the end at this Unplugged set but you’d never have known it by how amazing he sounded! I actually prefer some of their songs in the Unplugged version. It’s hard to pick top songs but you should definitely hear Nutshell, Rain When I Die, Love Hate Love, Brother, Rotten Apple, Would and Rooster. They don’t really have a bad song, they’re all great! Please react to more AIC!!!
This song makes me so sad.. seems like all my favorite singers from the nineties have died.. hard to listen to alone, watching this, I feel like I'm not listening to it alone. Thanks for the review, love your channel.
Layne staley was a very good singer, his vocal tone was so unique, a true talented vocalist, and Jerry Cantrell has a very nice voice as well and good guitar solos, try songs like "them bones , would" and of course there is a lot more good songs by them, a timeless band
Little background on this song and performance: this was the lead guitarists’ song (Jerry Cantrell), he just had the lead singer (Layne Staley) sing it for studio purposes. Layne has Jerry singing more in this performance and the lead vocals at the end because Layne absolutely loved Jerry’s voice and wanted him to have more spotlight. Rest In Peace Layne
It gets better every time you listen to it. I know this to be true because I’ve heard it a million times and 1 million+1 will be the best yet!!!!
React to Love Hate Love so you can hear when he was healthier
Totally agree. But the live from The Moore, performance.
PLEASE live from The Moore
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Aw dude thank you so much for doing this. Layne Staley was amazing. ❤ This was some of his last days. Heroine addiction but also starved himself. 🥀 And Jerry Cantrell is total badass on a guitar. Still.
@ShariSez1 did I say that?! Nope.
@@Eowyn187 so hostile...
One of my favourite bands. They harmonized so well. We lost out.
Love them, our version of Simon and Garfunkle!!
"Frogs" was the best song they did for this show.
Facts and the darkest too
Two of the best harmonizers ever. Layne and Jerry
That whole unplugged performance was one of the best unpluggeds ever
i never listened this fuckin band, the singer is very impressive, a lot of people i see said he's the goat of rock of all the time and i know a lot of unique singer in rock and i dont say No
RIP Layne Staley and Mike Starr. Layne was completely a junkie at this point and dying. Listen to something when he wasn’t on deaths doorstep. Great performance though.
I know that he was basically mostly dead at this point but it says something about his level of talent that he can be that dopesick and still sound more amazing than a majority of artists then and now.
missophie Well said. It was a great performance regardless. This gentleman needs to hear some songs from the Facelift or Dirt album. Actually he needs to hear every single song from AIC
@@missophie Sick from dope, hon. Dope sick is when an heroin addict is physically sick from need of the drug.
We can notice some small pronunciation changes due to the poor state of is teeth. Great performance still
When you discover AIC most other music becomes redundant. Hard to find so much soul in music.
Bury me softly in this womb... Very deep, dark, emotional but BEAUTIFUL & relatable. Love your channel! 🥰
Bury me softly in this womb
, I give this part of me for you.
My understanding about the band and I could be wrong, but they were messed up in heroin in the early days so that is part of the meaning to there lyrics. I love this band.I was addicted to crack for six years and all of there music talks to me. I have been clean for 20 years and when I heard there music I could relate. The Man in a Box brought me to tears because that was me to a tee.Man in a Box please
Layne and Jerry’s harmonies are one of my favourite things.
May seem outta line but. First time I ate shrooms, I was sitting round campfire, having cocktails as well. We played this album 5 times in a row man!! One of the best times
Two of the best Harmonizers ever. Layne and Jerry!
I remember Jerry saying how proud he was of Layne for working so hard to take this performance seriously. I can only imagine that meant Layne got clean for this. His throat still sounds a little closed (which is what happens on opiates), and by the way he’s acting it certainly seems he could still be just a few days out. Whether that’s the case or not, I’m not sure the general public really appreciates just how fucking terrifying those points are in a users life. In the end, all those were his choices and unfortunately they caught up to him, but my goodness what a gift he had regardless.
It is well known that Layne shot up right before the performance. You should read Alice In Chains - The Untold Story.
Yes, Layne Staley's voice got to millions of us. May he RIP.
Please react to more, but studio versions. Recommend: I Stay Away, Rooster, Man in a Box... for starters. And, since I'm here.. more Tool too please. ♥️
Rest in peace Lane.. was an inspiration to a decade...
Jerry and Layne wrote most of the songs and both sang trading off. Other songs to check out Hate To Feel, Sea of Sorrow, We Die Young, Dirt, Rain When I Die, Got Me Wrong, Mad Season River of Deceit which features Layne.
Man you’ve gotta check out Would? The way Layne and Jerry harmonize in that is one of the 8 wonders of the world
Alice In Chains- Nutshell. It's from this same unplugged concert
RIP Layne Staley
The studio album version is even darker and richer, it breaks my heart watching this live one with Layne so ill in his addiction. But as others have said, even here he still had an unbelievable voice.
I hope you do the official AIC music video of Man in the Box, so powerful!
I Stay Away is an awesome one too
Thank you for reacting to this 🤘
Rooster is an amazing song! Give it a listen 😉
Love this song. Layne was amazing. Check out "Would" by them! You'll love it.
Layne and Jerry’s harmonies are the best in music ever imo
Jerry Cantrell actually put together the tracklist for this show. If you watch the whole thing almost all the songs point to Layne's heroin use. He was hoping his friend would realize and kick the habit. Sad.
Nutshell was also done at this show. That would be another great one for you to check out.
The sad thing is he either looks pretty smacked out or he's really sick from not getting his fix. This was the second to last show he would ever perform before he turned reclusive and spiraled even further in his addiction. His last show, he was even more a shell of his former self and it's really rough to watch. The brightest candles burn out the fastest. RIP brother, and I hope you're up there jamming with Chris, Kurt, Wood, Starr, and Chester.
They sound other worldly.
Don't know if you have done this particular performance but ALICE IN CHAINS lead vocalist really shows the power of his voice in LOVE HATE LOVE, live at the More you won't be disappointed 💜RIP LAYNE STALEY 😢😥
Nothing like Layne...but yeah, you should play "Rooster". Great story that goes along with it.
And they still make amazing songs... ❤🔥
There's not a bad song on this DIRT album. Can't do it much better than this. RIP brother
"Got Me wrong" from the same concert.
It’s like a haunting song ,when u know what layne was going through
I liked your reaction! Thanks 🙏🏻🤩 Layne Staley is one of the powerful, unique voices of all times! Listen to Love Hate Love 1991 at the Moore
RIP Layne.One of the greats
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THE BEST MTV unplugged
Rooster is my favorite by Alice in chains.
Love this song but I personally prefer the studio version. Layne doesn't sound like himself in this version, although the unplugged version of "Nutshell" is gorgeous & haunting.
One of my favorite bands. Sad when he died😭
RIP Layne😢
I could sit here and listen to them all day 👍 you got good taste brother
Freaking awesome! Great reaction video! You earned my sub brother!
Everything! My second favorite band behind pantera and ahead of sublime
He dat pre burn Freddy Krueger, with that angelic voice with demonic intentions on your sleeping night pictures.
There was definitely something special in the rain in Seattle in the late 80’s and early 90’s. That’s the only explanation for the grunge era.
"Love Hate Love" live at the Moore Theater 👇
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Anything off of Faith No More’s Album Angel Dust is great my favorite being “Easy” which is a Commodores cover. Anything from The Grateful Dead “Ripple”, “China Doll”, Althea” “Truckin “to name a few. The Allman Brothers any song off of their Live At the Fillmore album “Whipping Post”.
First time hearing this...reminiscent of Nirvana. Love the harmonies.
RIP LAYNE 💞✌
While this was one of AIC last performances, it's also a very hauntingly beautiful performance. RIP Layne.
Alice in Chains "Nutshell" unplugged, Keeper Of The Seven Keys and Hocus Pocus by Helloween should be next on your list.
Try Alice In Chains-Frogs !!! From the MTV unplugged
"Don't follow" was easily my favorite.
Faith no more
Epic
I enjoy your videos bro
Oh also
Nirvana
The man that sold the world
Finally!!!
Rooster with official video
That was beautiful
Happy New Year!! So this is not the best sounding version of this song. This was meant for his girlfriend who died from a drug overdose, unfortunately so did the lead singer. He was called Lane Staley and he really was amazing but I guess losing his girlfriend put him on a downward spiral, sad situation. Anyway now you know the story
You really love that band trust me!
Alice n’ Chains, Rooster
fuck Layne" was the man! he almost was dead this night and he still sounded this damn good!!!
Jerry and layne the best harmony ever
Welcome to Alice In Chains , hope you do more .. countless songs u could do .. It Ain’t Like that ( live at the Moore), Man in the Box , Would? , Rain When I Die , Rooster , Them Bones , Dam that River , I Stay Away , Don’t Follow , Nutshell , Love Hate Love ( live at the Moore ) etc etc😂👍
man in the box
Layne was in such a messy state during this period. He had a chance to clean up but loved his Heroin😔among other things but damn that voice. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell is amazing. RIP Layne, damn what a stupid loss.
I recommend would? Or rotten apple..maybe even nutshell or what the hell have I..idk its all good
So nice i had to subscribe twice!
F-ing heroine has killed so many of my fav singers. Almost killed me too. Never go there...rarely do you come back.
Gotta do Alice in Chains - Love Hate Love live at The Moore. The lead singer was healthier. Best performance he ever did
Oh the memories that this song brings back! I agree with others that the studio version is much better but also that the live version of Nutshell is amazing.
I've always loved Rain When I Die & Got Me Wrong.
Loved the '90's grunge scene.
u rock man keep it up owwwwww !!!!
The lead singer of this band, at the time of this video, was addicted to heroin, and died of that. The bassist also died of heroin addiction.
Alice In Chains - Man in the box, Rooster, Them bones, It ain't like that, Rotten apple...
Can’t wait for more AIC!
Nutshell.. unplugged
Alice In Chains is all time my favorite
I miss MTV UNPLUGGED, it was a great show ! You could see the bands can actually play , not like 90% of the bands today who rely on autotune!